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SUBversive · 28 January 2013, 11:44 AM

I flew single engine fighters in the Air Force, but this plane has four engines. It's an entirely different kind of flying, altogether.

mikkibarry · 28 January 2013, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SUBversive

I flew single engine fighters in the Air Force, but this plane has four engines. It's an entirely different kind of flying, altogether.

It's an entirely different kind of flying.

mikkibarry · 28 January 2013, 12:25 PM

CFII/MEI here who is not current. 1/2 owner of a Piper Arrow. Had to give up my portion of a BE55-E due to gas prices that wouldn't quit.

joe100 · 28 January 2013, 12:47 PM

Fuel prices have about killed me too. Out in NM it's a cross-country flight to get anywhere, literally. Lunch in the "next town over" is a 350 mile flight!

S52 · 28 January 2013, 12:52 PM

Herk' driver checking in!

And lastly, my "hero shot" from UPT

mikkibarry · 28 January 2013, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by S52

Herk' driver checking in!

Very nice! That's real flying :-)

joe100 · 28 January 2013, 01:57 PM

I fly with the USAF as an ATC consultant from time to time. You know you're with professionals when you're looking UP at the ground. Flying with the c130 boys in the Rockies, doesn't get much better than that.

mikkibarry · 28 January 2013, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by joe100

Fuel prices have about killed me too. Out in NM it's a cross-country flight to get anywhere, literally. Lunch in the "next town over" is a 350 mile flight!

I hear you. If I try to go to lunch next town over around here, since we're in the ADIZ, I can't just suddenly decide to go to the next town. Must file, and get clearance, and be under ATC control and do the same on the way back in. Kinda took the spontaneous freedom feeling out of flying completely for me. Not to mention that if I sign a student off for solo X country and they make a wrong turn they may get shot down, or at least get themselves scared to the point of starting the accident chain. Ah well. Must get current. Must go flying. But first, must finish 10 more written modules in the next few days so I don't lose my CFI :-)

Pukka Sahib · 28 January 2013, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by S52

Herk' driver checking in!

And lastly, my "hero shot" from UPT

Awesome. Just freaking awesome.

Kingair · 28 January 2013, 05:00 PM

Avgas 100 LL is now @ € 2.98 a liter or $ 14.98 a gallon in Europe . . . .

So you can guess how many GA aircraft like Cessna, Piper, etc are 'grounded' due to the fuel price . . .

And now the BCAA (Belgian CAA) is working on the SID of the SE Cessna's . . . will be between 150 and 200 hours of inspection they think . . .

Looks good the GA future . . . :-(

HAGM

apeogre · 28 January 2013, 09:04 PM

Here are a couple of photos I have taken. I like planes

apeogre · 28 January 2013, 09:12 PM

Cessna 172 driving pic, with gratuitous watch shot.

Dan Pierce · 28 January 2013, 10:19 PM

Logan Airport.
dP

Kingair · 28 January 2013, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by S52

And lastly, my "hero shot" from UPT

Love this one . . Beech Texan II . . the closed to this that I have been flying was the PC-7 . . .

HAGOne

train-time · 28 January 2013, 11:30 PM

My nephew's ride to work... Warming up the engine before take off.

"Mooney Acclaim Type S"

james1787 · 29 January 2013, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by S52

Herk' driver checking in!

And lastly, my "hero shot" from UPT

Awesome shots!!!

mikkibarry · 29 January 2013, 12:59 AM

Ah, the old days... Not a great shot, but this is from the one time I got to fly the Concorde - at Oshkosh. We couldn't go supersonic, but we got a flyby of the tower, with everyone on the ground with their fingers affixed firmly in their ears.

joe100 · 29 January 2013, 01:17 AM

Concorde. You lucky so and so

mikkibarry · 29 January 2013, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by joe100

Concorde. You lucky so and so

Yeah, I really was. It was not a "real" Concorde flight but we took off from Oshkosh and zipped around at about .94 for a bit under an hour, did a flyby (man, that thing just screams out of ground effect), went around and landed. It was indeed a highlight, and I'm so happy I had the opportunity. They brought each of us to the cockpit for a sec. The Captain signed my logbook, and I asked him to write "I hereby grant a type rating to..." but he chuckled and just signed it :-). They did ply us with champagne and gave me the bottle since it was Piper and that's what I fly.

skypilot · 29 January 2013, 01:52 AM

You guys are way out of my league.

But it's still fun.

wantonebad · 29 January 2013, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Pierce

Logan Airport.
dP

And me without a picture of Cincinnati Northern.

Kingair · 29 January 2013, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by mikkibarry

Ah, the old days... Not a great shot, but this is from the one time I got to fly the Concorde - at Oshkosh. We couldn't go supersonic, but we got a flyby of the tower, with everyone on the ground with their fingers affixed firmly in their ears.

Missed a flight on the Concorde . . . for ever . . . . :-(

HAGM

Pukka Sahib · 29 January 2013, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by mikkibarry

Ah, the old days... Not a great shot, but this is from the one time I got to fly the Concorde - at Oshkosh. We couldn't go supersonic, but we got a flyby of the tower, with everyone on the ground with their fingers affixed firmly in their ears.

Too cool.

Passionata · 29 January 2013, 03:12 AM

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mikkibarry · 29 January 2013, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Kingair

Missed a flight on the Concorde . . . for ever . . . . :-(

HAGM

I'm so sorry. I would have missed it too if not for the cheap Oshkosh flight. Could never afford it otherwise. A beautiful piece of engineering and history.

southtexas · 29 January 2013, 10:25 AM

Here's a pic of my (sometimes) commuter to the 'office' in rural south America. When we come in to land, we typically have to buzz the strip to run off the cows. When we take off, we have to taxi slowly to run off the cows so that we can leave.

Last week as we were taxiing to leave, one surly young bull did not enjoy our pushing him off his piece of land. For a moment, I was certain he was going to charge right into the propeller. Wonder what the result of that would've been?

joe100 · 29 January 2013, 11:18 AM

Albuquerque International/Kirtland AFB started the new SIDs and STARs today. We went from ATC assigned to full implementation at 8:30am. Went off without a hitch. Our air-carriers are loving them since they couple into our RNP approaches.

joe100 · 29 January 2013, 01:20 PM

HAR with the 58th SOW over central New Mexico. Photos by me.

gargamel647 · 29 January 2013, 03:56 PM

We have clearance, Clarence.

Passionata · 29 January 2013, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Passionata

Right now

Greetings from FRA

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Best
George

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Best
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28 January 2013, 12:25 PM	#33
mikkibarry "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Real Name: Mikki Location: Northern Virginia Watch: Your Six Posts: 1,146	CFII/MEI here who is not current. 1/2 owner of a Piper Arrow. Had to give up my portion of a BE55-E due to gas prices that wouldn't quit. __________________ No Matter Where You Go - There You Are (and so's your Rolex) Card Carrying Chinese Crested Owner

28 January 2013, 12:47 PM	#34
joe100 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Joe Location: New Mexico Watch: Explorer Posts: 12,753	Fuel prices have about killed me too. Out in NM it's a cross-country flight to get anywhere, literally. Lunch in the "next town over" is a 350 mile flight! __________________ It's Espresso, not Expresso. Coffee is not a train in Italy. -TRF Member 6982-

28 January 2013, 12:52 PM	#35
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28 January 2013, 01:57 PM	#37
joe100 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Joe Location: New Mexico Watch: Explorer Posts: 12,753	I fly with the USAF as an ATC consultant from time to time. You know you're with professionals when you're looking UP at the ground. Flying with the c130 boys in the Rockies, doesn't get much better than that. __________________ It's Espresso, not Expresso. Coffee is not a train in Italy. -TRF Member 6982-

29 January 2013, 01:17 AM	#48
joe100 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Joe Location: New Mexico Watch: Explorer Posts: 12,753	Concorde. You lucky so and so __________________ It's Espresso, not Expresso. Coffee is not a train in Italy. -TRF Member 6982-

28 January 2013, 11:44 AM	#31
SUBversive Banned Join Date: May 2011 Location: ri Watch: Sun Dial Posts: 14,346	I flew single engine fighters in the Air Force, but this plane has four engines. It's an entirely different kind of flying, altogether.

28 January 2013, 09:04 PM	#41
apeogre "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: No Clue Posts: 586	Here are a couple of photos I have taken. I like planes

28 January 2013, 09:12 PM	#42
apeogre "TRF" Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: No Clue Posts: 586	Cessna 172 driving pic, with gratuitous watch shot.

29 January 2013, 01:52 AM	#50
skypilot "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 490	You guys are way out of my league. But it's still fun.

29 January 2013, 03:12 AM	#54
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29 January 2013, 11:18 AM	#57
joe100 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Joe Location: New Mexico Watch: Explorer Posts: 12,753	Albuquerque International/Kirtland AFB started the new SIDs and STARs today. We went from ATC assigned to full implementation at 8:30am. Went off without a hitch. Our air-carriers are loving them since they couple into our RNP approaches. __________________ It's Espresso, not Expresso. Coffee is not a train in Italy. -TRF Member 6982-

29 January 2013, 01:20 PM	#58
joe100 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Real Name: Joe Location: New Mexico Watch: Explorer Posts: 12,753	HAR with the 58th SOW over central New Mexico. Photos by me. __________________ It's Espresso, not Expresso. Coffee is not a train in Italy. -TRF Member 6982-

29 January 2013, 03:56 PM	#59
gargamel647 Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Real Name: Vincent Location: Las Vegas Watch: Ho Posts: 679	We have clearance, Clarence.

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